Comb-cleaner.



J. OPPENHEIMER.

Patented June 14, 1910.

Witnesses ANDR EW B GMHAM c0. PHUTO-LITHOGRAPHERS. WASHINGTON, n. c,

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICIL'.

JAMES OPPENHEIMER, 0F OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

COMB-CLEANER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES OPPENHEIHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and useful Comb-Cleaner, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to comb-cleaners, and has for an object to provide a device of this character which will be inexpensive in cost, simple in construction, and will be durable and eflicient in operation.

IVith these and other objects in View which will appear in the following specification, and which are set forth in the claim, my invention employs the structure illustrated in the accompanying drawing, where- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a combcleaner constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary section showing the method of attaching the base plate.

Referring now to the drawing, in which like characters of reference designate similar parts in the views shown, 1 designates the wire-strap comprising a plurality of twisted wire strands, each of which is fine enough to enter between the teeth of the finest toothed comb. In practice, two fine wires may be twisted together in a strand of as great length as desired and this strand cut into approximately the desired length, thereby doing away with the necessity of twisting and cutting each wire of the strap separately. The wires after being twisted are set against a gage and cut, all the wires being severed with one cut to the desired length after which the strands may be assembled and are then ready for the terminal plates.

The strap is composed of a sufficient number of twisted strands to permit from one to six strands to enter between adjoining teeth of the comb, thus insuring a complete removal of all particles of dirt from the teeth, and also adapting the strap for engagement with a very fine, as well as a very coarse comb. The wire strap is secured at its lower end to a base plate 2, that constitutes a grip or handle for the strap. This base plate consists essentially, of a flat piece of metal substantially rectangular in outline, and having its corners beveled to provide a Specification of Letters Patent.

- Application filed May 19, 1909.

Patented June 14, 1910.

Serial No. 497,012.

grip that may be conveniently held in the hands. I do not limit the construction of the plate to this form as it may be made in other forms that will provide a grip that can easily be held in the hand, as for example, a circular disk. This plate may be provided on one or both sides with advertising matter or left plain, as desired. Formed in the base plate adjacent the upper end is a transverse slot 3 to engage the lower end of the wlre strap.

In practice, the lower end 4 of the strap is engaged through the slot 3 and is looped back upon itself and securely held in this position by a metal clamping collar 5. The clamping collar 5 is preferably made of a single strip of metal placed transversely at the lower end of the strap adjacent the base plate and is adapted to have its opposite ends bent under to engage the wire strap and hold the terminal loop thereof securely clamped in engagement with the base plate. By this construction, it is evident that the wire strap is pivotally connected at its lower end to the base plate or grip and that the grip may be placed at a horizontal, vertical or any intermediate angular position to the strap, thus permitting the strap to be held taut in operative position, while the grip may be held in any angular position convenient to the operator.

The wire strap is secured at its upper end to an eye plate 6 constituting a securing member, by means of which the strap may be attached to any convenient nail or hook. The eye plate terminates at its lower end in a transverse straightened portion over which the upper end 8 of the wire strap is engaged and then doubled back upon itself and held securely clamped in this position by a clamping collar 9, similar in construction to the clamping collar 5 above described. It may be seen that the upper end of the strap is thus pivotally connected to the eyeplate and that by this construction, the strap will not be bent out of its straight or operative position at any time.

In assembling the parts, all the wires of the wire-strap are looped through the slot in the base plate at the same time, and the clamping collar positioned transversely of the looped end, then the ends of the collar may be bent over and securely clamped to the said loop, by a few blows of a hammer or other implement. The upper end of the wire strap is likewise engaged over the transverse straightened portion of the eyeplate and a similar clamping collar is clamped over the upper looped end of the strap, whereby to hold the upper loop in engagement with the eye-plate.

The efficiency of the strap is greatly augmented by the great number of twisted wire strands employed in its construction, as it is evident, that from one to six twisted wire strands inserted between adjoining teeth of a comb will do more eflective work than one wire as in the usual form of combcleaners.

When it is desired to use the combcleaner, the eye-plate is hooked over any convenient nail or hook and the grip held in one hand as in the use of a razor-strop, and the comb-teeth passed back and forth lengthwise the wires and the operation continued until every particle of foreign matter is entirely removed from between the teeth of the comb.

What is claimed is 5 As a new article of manufacture, a comb cleaner consisting of a suspending loop having a straight side, a base plate having a straight side and a transverse slot adjacent to and parallel with the said side, a multiplicity of twisted wire strands extending between the base plate and the suspending loop and having their opposite ends doubled around the straight side of the loop and inserted through the slot of the base plate and doubled around that portion of the plate between the slot and the adjacent edge, and securing plates clamped around the double ends of the strands in juxtaposition to the straight side of the loop and the base plate respectively.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES OPPENHEIMER.

Witnesses:

J. W. RASP,

FRANK SCHRAG. 

